A Drama Experience | Buffalo Nickel Ranch

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Experience academic vocabulary for dramas through real-life drama enactments with dialogue. Enjoy this popular children’s book turned drama in your own classroom!  The “Buffalo Nickel Ranch” drama comes complete with four Acts and multiple Scenes. Within each Scene, your students will enjoy multiple numbered lines with enough characters to utilize 22-25 students with varying roles (different roles contain different amounts of reading to accommodate for differentiated reading levels within a classroom). 

This drama comes complete with Narrator lines/dialogue and all the correct bolding and punctuation found within STAAR 2.0 dramas. Take the mystery out of understanding drama setups as students grow confident with stage directions, set descriptions, and character development. 

In addition to the drama/play, each Act is accompanied with a set of four reading comprehension questions (addressing the 4 Dimensions), an SCR (short constructed response) prompt, and an ECR (extended constructed response) prompt. With four Acts in total, students will have the opportunity to practice new question styles and quality while utilizing 16 reading comprehension questions, 4 SCRs, and 4 ECRs throughout the entirety of the drama.  

The Various Uses for this Drama:

• independent practice reading dramas
• small group popcorn reads
• whole group class play
• full-blown schoolwide play complete with costumes  

The Highlights:

• supports drama academic vocabulary 
• accompanies the book: Buffalo Nickel Ranch
• STAAR 2.0 question styles and quality for reading comprehension 
• STAAR 2.0 prompt styles and quality for SCRs and ECRs
• teaches valuable life lessons of relationships, empathy, and understanding.
• demonstrates the importance of changing your perspective.
• highlights respectful relationships between parents and children.

The Numbers:

• 4 Acts
• 11 Scenes
• 239 Lines
• 22 Characters/Parts
• 17 Reading Comprehension Questions
• 4 Short Constructed Response Prompts
• 4 Extended Constructed Response Prompts
• Targeted Grade Levels:
• 3-5
• 6-8 

Primary TEKS Addressed:

6D-I

7C, F, G

8A-D

9C

10A-D, F

12B 

The Specialized Content Vocabulary:

acknowledge, appreciation, beautiful, buffalo nickel, coin, connection, empathy, explanation, expression, family, forlorn, friendship, ginormous, grazing, highlights, lucky, magnificent, not as they seem, peacefully, proud, quality time, special, story, support, tranquil, understand, wise, wonderful, wonderful, sunny

The Specialized Academic Drama Vocabulary:

agreeing, audience, backdrop, cartwheel, compassionate, curious, curious, deep in thought, determined, enthusiastic, excited, fondly, gently, impressed, in awe, listening intently, nervous, nodding, proud, reflective, relieved, resolved, scene, scene ends, scenery, setting, smiling, stage, swaying back and forth, warmly welcoming, act

Delivery Options:

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